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Ballistic Prose

Words and phrases specifically manufactured/defined in order to mislead careless, irresponsible and deceptive journalists/writers.

{An innovative, percussive and aggressive method/style of writing wherein the author intentionally creates a word/phrase and a definition for the word/phrase as a weaponized literary instrument, objectively targeting and penetrating conventional thinking, culturally imposed dogmatic norms and multi-layered veils of psychosocially nurtured concepts. Ballistic Prose is a baiting tactic aimed in the direction of reckless, quasi-intellectual journalism with the supreme achievement occuring when journalists utilize such manufactured, Ballistic Prose words/phrases as credible terms, descriptors and characterizations as part of a legitimate literary composition, thus signifying the infiltration of artificially modernized etymology and its manifestation as an extension of an elaborate ruse}.
1. 'Seismic Aqueous Waveform S.A.W.' is an example of a ballistic prose characterization for a ridiculously large wave. There is no such thing as a S.A.W.

2. "Dude, NBC just referred to the most recent ocean wave surge as a 'Seismic Aqueous Waveform'. Do they have any clue that there is no such thing as a Seismic Aqueous Waveform? Lol!"

3. {Hambone reads and replies to one of D Dog's recent definitions on UD} "D Dog, your definitions are such a lively form of 'Ballistic Prose!" {D Dog replies} "Hambone, you just invented the term to describe this style off writing = Ballistic Prose."

kickin' ballistics 

To reason with someone, to tell them how things really are, to philosophize about a topic.
Me and my man Gary sat up all night listening to his older brother Charles kickin' ballistics about prison industry-complex.
kickin' ballistics by merrakesh August 29, 2010

going ballistic 

Becoming fully, truly, unstoppably, gravitationally angry. Usually of a person or semi-sentient animal that can experience anger.
References ballistic missiles, whose flight paths are nearly un-alterable after a certain point.
"When dad finds out I didn't submit my college applications, he'll be going ballistic!"
going ballistic by 4onen March 2, 2016

bilgistic 

Really good, great, etc., from The King Of Queens where Doug makes up the word on a card to Carrie
"You are nothing less to me than a bilgistic pile of love meat"
"That's not very bilgistic of you"
"I'm not the one that's bilgistic, you're the one that's bilgistic"
bilgistic by Barry Lemon August 4, 2007

ballisties 

The act of going ballistic. It was known throughough the native lands of the western soviet union during the times of stalin.

Being one of the few words in the english language that can be used as a verb, noun or adjective.
Dude, Im going ballisties.

Yo that was straight ballisties yo.

Ill Na na ballisties
ballisties by Bob Logano January 3, 2008

Ballistic chillz 

a person that simps for people who are 21 and older. this type of person often ditches his old friends for that person
dumping your friends for an adult women- ballistic chillz
Ballistic chillz by XKraxkenX November 13, 2021
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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